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Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Tuesday, May 17th
Here’s a protip. If you buy your names on Namejet there is no use keeping your purchase price secret, everyone knows exactly what you paid for a name. It is only a few keyboard strokes away. Even if a company or a ...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Tuesday, May 17th
Here’s a protip. If you buy your names on Namejet there is no use keeping your purchase price secret, everyone knows exactly what you paid for a name. It is only a few keyboard strokes away. Even if a company or a ...
Discussion
May 17, 2016, 10:03 am
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP, the 15th and 16th of May 2016
The Daily Recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 15th and 16th of May 2016 Auction Quick Recap Just got an email from Pheenix.com asking me if I wanted to list any names for auction. I talked to Travis earlier today and he said that they&rsqu...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP, the 15th and 16th of May 2016
The Daily Recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 15th and 16th of May 2016 Auction Quick Recap Just got an email from Pheenix.com asking me if I wanted to list any names for auction. I talked to Travis earlier today and he said that they&rsqu...
Discussion
May 17, 2016, 2:22 am
Domain Shane
CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR MAY 16, 2016
There haven’t been very many 5N sales reported lately via buy it now on the platforms that Chaomi tracks. Here are some 5N.com (both with and without 0/4) sales reported on other various platforms over the past several days. 23568.c...
Discussion
CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR MAY 16, 2016
There haven’t been very many 5N sales reported lately via buy it now on the platforms that Chaomi tracks. Here are some 5N.com (both with and without 0/4) sales reported on other various platforms over the past several days. 23568.c...
Discussion
May 16, 2016, 7:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s new TLDs: .VIP
.VIP and .Game hit registrars this week. It’s been a while since I’ve done a post about new top level domains coming out. That’s because new releases have slowed down to a trickle. But two new domains become available this week: .VI...
Discussion
This week’s new TLDs: .VIP
.VIP and .Game hit registrars this week. It’s been a while since I’ve done a post about new top level domains coming out. That’s because new releases have slowed down to a trickle. But two new domains become available this week: .VI...
Discussion
May 16, 2016, 6:52 pm
The Domains
Warning: With Namejet/Snapnames Joint Backorder You Can Windup Bidding Against Yourself
A few weeks ago Namejet.com and SnapNames.com announced that if you placed a backorder on one of the systems for a deleting domain name backorders would be placed for the deleting domain names on both systems. It makes a lot of sense since saves the ...
Discussion
Warning: With Namejet/Snapnames Joint Backorder You Can Windup Bidding Against Yourself
A few weeks ago Namejet.com and SnapNames.com announced that if you placed a backorder on one of the systems for a deleting domain name backorders would be placed for the deleting domain names on both systems. It makes a lot of sense since saves the ...
Discussion
May 16, 2016, 3:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
10 Awesome Web Tools – DNW Podcast #84
A review of ten awesome web-based tools to turbo-charge your business This week’s podcast is a little different than usual. I’m going to discuss ten awesome web-based tools I use regularly. You’ll learn about a tool to turn one of y...
Discussion
10 Awesome Web Tools – DNW Podcast #84
A review of ten awesome web-based tools to turbo-charge your business This week’s podcast is a little different than usual. I’m going to discuss ten awesome web-based tools I use regularly. You’ll learn about a tool to turn one of y...
Discussion
May 16, 2016, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
What you missed at DNSeattle
About one hundred people from the domain business met at GoDaddy’s office in Seattle last Thursday. Last week I flew up to Seattle for the third DNSeattle meetup held on Thursday. Michael Cyger of DomainSherpa organized the event, which was hos...
Discussion
What you missed at DNSeattle
About one hundred people from the domain business met at GoDaddy’s office in Seattle last Thursday. Last week I flew up to Seattle for the third DNSeattle meetup held on Thursday. Michael Cyger of DomainSherpa organized the event, which was hos...
Discussion
May 16, 2016, 2:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
18 ICANN employees make $250k+
Employee compensation revealed in latest tax return. ICANN has published its FY 2015 tax return (pdf), revealing compensation paid to its key and most highly-compensated employees. 18 employees are listed with compensation of at least $250,000. Fadi ...
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18 ICANN employees make $250k+
Employee compensation revealed in latest tax return. ICANN has published its FY 2015 tax return (pdf), revealing compensation paid to its key and most highly-compensated employees. 18 employees are listed with compensation of at least $250,000. Fadi ...
Discussion
May 16, 2016, 2:19 pm
The Domains
Verisign: Landrush for the 1st internationalized version of .Com in Japanese script, .コム is Opened
Verisign today announced the opening of the Landrush Program period for the first internationalized version of the .com top-level domain (TLD) in Japanese script, .コム , is open for anyone to register on a first come, first served basis until June...
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Verisign: Landrush for the 1st internationalized version of .Com in Japanese script, .コム is Opened
Verisign today announced the opening of the Landrush Program period for the first internationalized version of the .com top-level domain (TLD) in Japanese script, .コム , is open for anyone to register on a first come, first served basis until June...
Discussion
May 16, 2016, 2:00 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday, May 16th
When I went to my first domain conference back in 2009 I didn’t know a soul. I had been writing DomainShane for a few months so I knew of a few people but I was still a newbie. I could see all the old friends meeting and shaki...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday, May 16th
When I went to my first domain conference back in 2009 I didn’t know a soul. I had been writing DomainShane for a few months so I knew of a few people but I was still a newbie. I could see all the old friends meeting and shaki...
Discussion
May 16, 2016, 10:08 am
